Projects
Good jobs and effective HR practices in civil society organisations: the role of intrinsic work goals KU Leuven
Self-determination theory (SDT) differentiates between intrinsic and extrinsic goals, where the former are associated with psychological wellbeing, and the latter with ill-being and lower wellbeing, a process mediated by basic need satisfaction. However, within the work context (work) goals have not yet received much attention from an SDT perspective. The relations of work goals with job characteristics also remain unclear (direct relation, ...
Study on the relationship between digitalisation, organisational context and the sustainability of jobs. KU Leuven
Digitalisation holds the promise of supporting new ways of working, which necessitates jobs, teams and organisations to be redesigned. New digital technologies could offer opportunities to enable workplace innovation, to reduce work strain, to enhance autonomy and empower employees,…. in sum to enhance job quality and sustainable employment. But these new digital technologies may also be deployed to realize more employee surveillance, more ...
Let’s make physically demanding jobs sustainable: Implementing objective measures and a prospective approach. Ghent University
Even today considerable groups of workers remain exposed to high physical work demands. People with physically demanding jobs show
an increased risk for health-related problems, such as musculoskeletal and cardiovascular problems. Given our ageing workforce, employees have to work longer, which may be particularly challenging for older workers engaged in physically demanding jobs. Investigating both the physical and psychosocial ...
Work And Life Quality In New And Growing Jobs (WALQING). KU Leuven
Interventions to promote mental and physical health in changing working environments due to climate change, sustainable work practices, and in green jobs KU Leuven
Work environments are rapidly changing in Europe. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an acceleration of a range of complex and multidimensional trends at the workplace. There is also increasing awareness of the importance of mental and physical health of workers and fundamental interconnections of work, health and well-being. Climate change is further shaping the future of work on an unprecedented scale. European economies are undergoing ...
Gender inequality in the labor market: The role of flexible jobs KU Leuven
When analysing household behaviour, economists have traditionally relied on the ‘unitary’ model, where the household is assumed to maximize a unique utility function. However, it is by now well understood that, when applied to couples, the unitary approach fails when brought to the data. This has led to the development of what is now known as the ‘collective’ model. The collective model acknowledges that the household is a collective of ...
The study provides specific tools to make the most of opportunities for sustainable jobs and perpetuating the existence of an R&D knowledge cluster. Ghent University
This economic and spatial analysis assesses employment and location strategy of R&D companies in the province of Oost-Vlaanderen based on business economic and geographical characteristics, using various techniques including cluster analysis and accessibility analysis. The study provides specific tools to make the most of opportunities for sustainable jobs and perpetuating the existence of an R&D knowledge cluster.